Google

Google goes to gardens of Versailles

August 31, 2009

Google’s tricycle-mounted cameras on Monday shot footage of the 17th century gardens of France’s Chateau de Versailles destined for its Street View service by year’s end. The tricycle, carrying nine cameras set to take automatic shots every two metres, provided footage of some of the most popular spots of the onetime home of Louis XIV, [...]

Read the full article →

MS moving Office online in duel with Google

August 28, 2009

Microsoft on Monday said that the 2010 version of its popular Office software will feature online collaboration as the technology giant duels “in the cloud” with Internet titan Google.

Microsoft made the announcement at the opening of a Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans.

Next-generation Office, Visio, Project, and SharePoint Server programs to be released in the first half of next year are being given to tens of thousands of people selected to test the nearly completed software.

Read the full article →

Google to reveal PC operating system

August 28, 2009

Google is to announce plans for a personal computer operating system, according to the New York Times, in what will be another clash between the Internet search king and software giant Microsoft.
Details on the system were unavailable, other than it would be based on Google’s Chrome browser.

Read the full article →

Report: Google, Microsoft court Twitter

April 12, 2009

Google . and Microsoft Corp. are both courting microblogging service Twitter  because of its search ad revenue potential, according to a report Thursday. A Wall Street Journal blog reported that many experts think Twitter’s instant 140-character format will be next big thing for search, which is dominated now by Google , Microsoft lagging behind. Earlier [...]

Read the full article →

most useful tools and websites for mobile broadband users

December 20, 2008

1.Opera Mini Most mobile phones come with a web browser of some kind, but you may want to ditch it and download this excellent free alternative instead. 2.Google Whether you are using a notebook PC or mobile phone, Google is still the best way to find your way around the web.And with Google Maps in [...]

Read the full article →

T-Mobil&s Gi – the first phone with Google’s Android operating system

November 29, 2008

T-Mobile, Google, and HTC unveiled the highly anticipated Android Smartphone. The first Android-powered Smartphone has a 3.2in touch display that flips out to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. The device is 4.60 inches tall, 2.16 inches wide, 0.62 inches deep and weighs 5.6 ounces. There’s also a trackball for navigation that’s similar to the navigation method [...]

Read the full article →

Will Chrome takeover your desktop?

October 20, 2008

Many experts and analysts say that Google has hidden agenda behind Chrome. It will take over your desktop, encroach your personal browsing behavior, and will gather information about users’ likes and preferences to serve right kind of ads on the page. We spoke to Google and they defended themselves. They said, “At Google, we’re committed [...]

Read the full article →